Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

:ESE OF SAN DIEGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948 Community Relations Group Aids Fund

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION: THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1948 University Fund Gets Big Donation

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Fund Headquarters Moving Today The Univn,;;lty Foundation Fund heallqnarters will todM be t r ans r e r r e d from 111:. Knights of Columbus Build- ing at 1550 Third annue, to the Chancery Office, 152h Fourth nn-nut', t11e )fost ne,·- erend 81<.hop has announcf"(I. Therefore, all future pa~·- ments on plcdge-s -.houlcl be lorwartled d l r c c t l y to th~ Chancery office. Bishop Announces Evening Courses if~! .!~~!!~S!!tho I earn a li\'ing for themse-1\'es and their families. the San Diego Um- \'ersity has included in its pro- /gram e\·ening courses in law, 1 commerce, journalism, and ac- (counting. Because of the eminently high standing of U1e San Diego Bar association, the Most Re\'erend Bishop has expressed the beli"f that there would be no difficulty in engaging a number of local at- torneys to staff the. faculty or an ' evening course in law. The pro- posal assumes that a sufficient number of applications ";11 maks'.' such an opportunity justifiable. I "The University," said His Excellency, "will lea\·e nothing i undone to help any dese1Ting man or woman who has the ambition I ;::~;;t\e~\~;. ii~~\:": ~:t~:/~~ record that some of the nation'R leading attorneys read law in law- yers· offices. A credit s,·stem can be worked out to recog~ize hour,; put in and work accomplished in these cxtensioll accommodation courses." must

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Ir,·ln E. Frlcdm:111 prei,cntf'd a g:ift for the UniY('rslt~- 1:·oundation l'~uml to lllf' Most Ren•rcnd Bishop at a rc<'ent mectmg of the Father Sf"rra club. Eli H. Lcvcm,on i;; chairman of tlw committee.

At weekly luncheon or the Father Serra Club, which Is spo!'sorlng the campaign to raise funds for the San Diego Catholic Umverslty Foundation, Nate Baranov. jeweler, left, contributed $1000.. He re- cei\'ed the thanks of l\tost. Rev. Charles Franei& Buddy, Bishop of San Diego. . . . NIGHT CLASSES PLANNED IN THREE PROFESSIONS Employed San Die~ans will be these non-sectarian institutionf abl~ to . stu~y med'.cinc, law or :~:~ cng1nccrmg m evening cla.~scs at Good.body said, the projected Catholic Univenity Nicholas Martin, another member here, Most Rev, Charles Francis of the Father Serra Club, gave a Buddy, Bishop of the San Diego bird's eye view of the University Diocese, announced yesterday at a project, !or which 140 acres have luncheon of the Father Serra Club been purchased on the rim of Mis- in the San Diego Club. sion Valley. "Whatever sul;iject there Is a de-l----'-----------1 mand for. the school will provide in ils program bringing higher education to the people of San Di- ego," the Bishop said. "San Di-

1 Universityfoundatio Fund Mounts Steadil 'Progress Encouraging,' Bishop States· Says Some Parishes Have Topped Goal~ In an interview with the Most Reverend Bishop th s~.atement was made that ''\Ve are very much encou;.age "1th the. progre_ss of the Unfrersity Foundation Fund A.numbe1 ofyanshes ha,·e reached their goal, se,·eral hav exceeded the1l' goal, some by over 200~c, and others are l wft~in a small percentage of

egnns who are compelled to work and who are ambitious for univer- !Hy tr.tining will be cared for through our evening classes." COl'1lUUNISJ\I TO BE FOUGHT Bishop Buddy again emphasized the df'termination or San Diego Catholics to guide the education of lltudenlll entrusted to their care. The new university will fortify their minds against the seductions of atheistic communism, he assert- ed. "Students will be taught the ex- istence of God. the source of all authority,'' Bishop Buddy declared. He said San Diego Catholics were ,:rateful to President .Walter Hepner, of State College, for his cordial welcome to the Catholic University project as quoted in The Union. CONTRIBUTION INCREASED Ancthcr highlight of the lunch-- eon was the announcement by Nate Baranov. San Diego jeweler, that he had decided to increase to $1000 a pn?viously announced contribu- tion of S250 to the University Foundation. ' LeRoy Goodbody, adviser to Bish- op Buddy on fiscal matters, re- peated earlier estimates given thc1 club that the taxpayers o( Ss.n Di- ego will be saved $1,250,000 an- nually in school operating costs by the university project. He added that persons who are opposed to sectarian education and who do not with to contribute to Catholic schools may earmark do- nations for any of the secular proj- ects included in the broad general university program. He cited the Rockne Academy at El Cajon (Boys' Town). the Bay- side Social Center and the Guada- lupe Clinic as especially devoid of religious connotation. "Money contributed to any of

~hcu- quota. Even the poorer par.. ishcs have proven thcil· willingness to make_ sacrifices to do their part to pronde opportunJLies for the Children of the coming genera- tions. If the drive conllnues at its present rate, all Indications are for success." Catllcllrnl i\carlng uoal '·.Many inquiries have come in regarding the Mother Church of Lhc Diocese. We arc happy to report that even though the Cathedral is a downtown parisJi s 2 .sr;- of its sizeable quota has already been reached and Very Reverend Father Dillon, Pastor. looks forward with confidence Lo reaching the Cathedt·al goal within another few weeks. The people of cathedral parish ha,·e been most loyal and generous to their beloved Pastor. . "The outlook is bright," con- Lumed His Excellency. "Every- (Continucd on Page 2)

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